The photonic neural processing unit(PNPU)demonstrates ultrahigh inference speed with low energy consumption,and it has become a promising hardware artificial intelligence(AI)accelerator.However,the nonidealities of th...The photonic neural processing unit(PNPU)demonstrates ultrahigh inference speed with low energy consumption,and it has become a promising hardware artificial intelligence(AI)accelerator.However,the nonidealities of the photonic device and the peripheral circuit make the practical application much more complex.Rather than optimizing the photonic device,the architecture,and the algorithm individually,a joint device-architecture-algorithm codesign method is proposed to improve the accuracy,efficiency and robustness of the PNPU.First,a full-flow simulator for the PNPU is developed from the back end simulator to the high-level training framework;Second,the full system architecture and the complete photonic chip design enable the simulator to closely model the real system;Third,the nonidealities of the photonic chip are evaluated for the PNPU design.The average test accuracy exceeds 98%,and the computing power exceeds 100TOPS.展开更多
A high sensitivity D-shaped hole double-cladding fiber temperature sensor based on surface plasmon resonance(SPR)is designed and investigated by a full-vector finite element method.Within the D-shaped hole doublecladd...A high sensitivity D-shaped hole double-cladding fiber temperature sensor based on surface plasmon resonance(SPR)is designed and investigated by a full-vector finite element method.Within the D-shaped hole doublecladding fiber,the hollow D-section is coated with gold film and then injected in a high thermo-optic coefficient liquid to realize the high temperature sensitivity for the fiber SPR temperature sensor.The numerical simulation results show that the peaking loss of the D-shaped hole double-cladding fiber SPR is hugely influenced by the distance between the D-shaped hole and fiber core and by the thickness of the gold film,but the temperature sensitivity is almost insensitive to the above parameters.When the thermo-optic coefficient is -2.8×10^(-4)∕℃,the thickness of the gold film is 47 nm,and the distance between the D-shaped hole and fiber core is 5μm,the temperature sensitivity of the D-shaped hole fiber SPR sensor can reach to -3.635 nm∕℃.展开更多
A refractive index intensity detecting sensor with long-period grating written in the single-mode–thin-core–single-mode fiber(STS) structure is proposed and optimized theoretically.The sensor is composed of two sing...A refractive index intensity detecting sensor with long-period grating written in the single-mode–thin-core–single-mode fiber(STS) structure is proposed and optimized theoretically.The sensor is composed of two single-mode fibers connected by a section of long-period fiber grating fabricated on thin-core fiber.After optimization and benefitting from the phase matching point, the loss peak of the structure can reach 62.8dB theoretically.The wavelength of the characteristic peak is fixed at the phase matching point, so intensity detection can be achieved.The sensitivity can reach 272.5dB/RIU.The structural optimization in this Letter provides a reference for the fabrication of an easy-made all-fiber sensor without extra cladding.展开更多
A kind of tapered segmented cladding fiber(T-SCF)with large mode area(LMA)is proposed,and the mode and amplification characteristics of T-SCFs with concave,linear,and convex tapered structures are investigated based o...A kind of tapered segmented cladding fiber(T-SCF)with large mode area(LMA)is proposed,and the mode and amplification characteristics of T-SCFs with concave,linear,and convex tapered structures are investigated based on finite-element method(FEM)and few-mode steady-state rate equation.Simulation results indicate that the concave tapered structure can introduce high loss for high-order modes(HOMs)that is advantageous to achieve single-mode operation,whereas the convex tapered structure provides large effective mode area that can help to mitigate nonlinear effects.Meanwhile,the small-to-large amplification scheme shows further advantages on stripping off HOMs,and the large-to-small amplification scheme decreases the heat load density induced by the high-power pump.Moreover,singlemode propagation performance,effective mode area,and heat load density of the T-SCF are superior to those of tapered step index fiber(T-SIF).These theoretical model and numerical results can provide instructive suggestions for designing high-power fiber lasers and amplifiers.展开更多
A tunable multi-wavelength erbium-doped fiber laser with precise wavelength interval control is reported theoretically and experimentally in this paper.It is made up of a Mach-Zehnder interferometer [MZI] filter and a...A tunable multi-wavelength erbium-doped fiber laser with precise wavelength interval control is reported theoretically and experimentally in this paper.It is made up of a Mach-Zehnder interferometer [MZI] filter and a Sagnac filter and supplemerited by the four-wave-mixing effect.Compared with other filters,the proposed MZI filter based on the fused taper technology can change the wavelength interval more flexibly.The experiment result shows that wavelength tuning can be achieved,and the tuning range can reach-15 nm.Moreover,the variation in the number of wavelengths is also realized.The maximum side-mode suppression ratio can reach 39 dB.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.61827817)。
文摘The photonic neural processing unit(PNPU)demonstrates ultrahigh inference speed with low energy consumption,and it has become a promising hardware artificial intelligence(AI)accelerator.However,the nonidealities of the photonic device and the peripheral circuit make the practical application much more complex.Rather than optimizing the photonic device,the architecture,and the algorithm individually,a joint device-architecture-algorithm codesign method is proposed to improve the accuracy,efficiency and robustness of the PNPU.First,a full-flow simulator for the PNPU is developed from the back end simulator to the high-level training framework;Second,the full system architecture and the complete photonic chip design enable the simulator to closely model the real system;Third,the nonidealities of the photonic chip are evaluated for the PNPU design.The average test accuracy exceeds 98%,and the computing power exceeds 100TOPS.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)(61525501)
文摘A high sensitivity D-shaped hole double-cladding fiber temperature sensor based on surface plasmon resonance(SPR)is designed and investigated by a full-vector finite element method.Within the D-shaped hole doublecladding fiber,the hollow D-section is coated with gold film and then injected in a high thermo-optic coefficient liquid to realize the high temperature sensitivity for the fiber SPR temperature sensor.The numerical simulation results show that the peaking loss of the D-shaped hole double-cladding fiber SPR is hugely influenced by the distance between the D-shaped hole and fiber core and by the thickness of the gold film,but the temperature sensitivity is almost insensitive to the above parameters.When the thermo-optic coefficient is -2.8×10^(-4)∕℃,the thickness of the gold film is 47 nm,and the distance between the D-shaped hole and fiber core is 5μm,the temperature sensitivity of the D-shaped hole fiber SPR sensor can reach to -3.635 nm∕℃.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 61827817 and 61525501)
文摘A refractive index intensity detecting sensor with long-period grating written in the single-mode–thin-core–single-mode fiber(STS) structure is proposed and optimized theoretically.The sensor is composed of two single-mode fibers connected by a section of long-period fiber grating fabricated on thin-core fiber.After optimization and benefitting from the phase matching point, the loss peak of the structure can reach 62.8dB theoretically.The wavelength of the characteristic peak is fixed at the phase matching point, so intensity detection can be achieved.The sensitivity can reach 272.5dB/RIU.The structural optimization in this Letter provides a reference for the fabrication of an easy-made all-fiber sensor without extra cladding.
基金the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2020YFB1805802)National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.62005012 and 61827817)+1 种基金State Key Laboratory of Rail Traffic Control and Safety(No.RCS2019ZZ007)Beijing Jiaotong University,and Shandong Province Higher Educational Science and Technology Program(No.J18KA368).
文摘A kind of tapered segmented cladding fiber(T-SCF)with large mode area(LMA)is proposed,and the mode and amplification characteristics of T-SCFs with concave,linear,and convex tapered structures are investigated based on finite-element method(FEM)and few-mode steady-state rate equation.Simulation results indicate that the concave tapered structure can introduce high loss for high-order modes(HOMs)that is advantageous to achieve single-mode operation,whereas the convex tapered structure provides large effective mode area that can help to mitigate nonlinear effects.Meanwhile,the small-to-large amplification scheme shows further advantages on stripping off HOMs,and the large-to-small amplification scheme decreases the heat load density induced by the high-power pump.Moreover,singlemode propagation performance,effective mode area,and heat load density of the T-SCF are superior to those of tapered step index fiber(T-SIF).These theoretical model and numerical results can provide instructive suggestions for designing high-power fiber lasers and amplifiers.
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China (No. 2018YFB1801003)in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 61827817)
文摘A tunable multi-wavelength erbium-doped fiber laser with precise wavelength interval control is reported theoretically and experimentally in this paper.It is made up of a Mach-Zehnder interferometer [MZI] filter and a Sagnac filter and supplemerited by the four-wave-mixing effect.Compared with other filters,the proposed MZI filter based on the fused taper technology can change the wavelength interval more flexibly.The experiment result shows that wavelength tuning can be achieved,and the tuning range can reach-15 nm.Moreover,the variation in the number of wavelengths is also realized.The maximum side-mode suppression ratio can reach 39 dB.
